In France, the day is known as poisson d’avril, or “April Fish,” and has long had a fish-themed pranking tradition. In modern ...

Ah, but every historian knows that all roads — and historical events — lead to Rome. Maybe April Fools’ Day is actually Roman, as they celebrated Hilaria. Besides its top-tier holiday name, you’d get ...

Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence -- the biological production of light -- is one of the flashier survival tools used for luring prey, communication, and ...